Girdle bodice



June l2, 1928.

B. SIEGENTHALER GIRDLE BODIGE Filed Oct. 21, 1926 /NVENTOR Bcr/va Siegen#za/ef" @www Arme/YE] Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE.

BERTHA SIEGENTHAIJER, OF ZURICH, SWITZERLAND.

l GIRDLE Bomen.

Application filed October 21, 1926, Serial No. 143,227, and inSwitzerla1LdNovember 4,1 1925.

This invent-ion relates to girdle-bodices which reach only to the waistof the wearer, that is, appreciably above the hips of the wearer. In theordinary girdle-bodices, if

the wearer be corpulent, her stomach will protrude over the upper edgeof t-he bodice. thus causing an effect which is not in the leastbeautiful and cannot be hidden by the outer garments of the wearer.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a girdle-bodicewhich will hold the stomach of the wearer in its correct position andprevent any unsightly bulging over the upper edge of said bodice.

To obtain this purpose the girdlehodice according to my invention hasfastening members reaching over the waist, a lai-parted stomach bandagethe halves of which adjacent to the fastening members also reach overthe waist and means laterally fixed to the bodice below the waist andadapted to hold draw bands fixed to the stomach bandage which draw bandscan thus be pulled in an inclined direction.

The accompanying drawing shows an example of a girdle-bodice accordingto this invention. Fig. 1 is a perspective view, Fig. 2 a side-elevationand Fig. 3 is a View on the inside.

In the example shown, l denotes the girdle-bodice which reaches only tothe waist 2 of the wearer. The bodice is provided with fastening members3 for securing it in position on the gure of the wearer, and is alsoprovided with a bi-parted inextensible stomach bandage 4, the halves ofwhich extend across the waist and are stitched to the bodice beneath thefastening plates 5. Each half of stomach bandage 4 is stiii'ened bymeans of stiffening strips 6 which are inserted therein, strips 6 beingof any suitable shape and material.

Secured to each side of the bodice and arranged below the waist is aninextensible band 7 provided with a loop 8, which band is inclinedforwardly of the wearer and upwardly. Also secured to each side ofbandage 4L is a draw-band 9 having ears 'l0 and a hook 11. Draw-band 9is inclined downwardly as shown in Figs. l and 2 and is passed throughloop 8, the hook ll being adapted to be attached to one of the ears l0of the drawband 9. The lower part of each bandage 4 is preferablyconnected to the corresponding draw-band 9 by short inextensible bandsl2.

Then the inclined draw-bands 9 are pulled on, the stomach is retained bythe central fastening elements 3 and' plates 5 and by the stomachbandage l-. The degree of the pull may vary by adjusting the drawbands9. No narrowing of the waist nor pressure thereupon takes place, so thatthe wearer is in no way incommoded by the girdle-bodice- The bodice mayalso be laterally closed, instead of centrally and the stomach-bandagemay consist of ordinary bodice-fabric.I inextensible rubber-fabric etc.i

To :facilitate breathing the bodice has preferably an elasticintermediate piece in the back'portion.

lVhat I claim is:

1. A girdlebodice comprising fastening plates provided with Jfasteningmembers for securing the girdle-bodice in position and extendingappreciably above the hips of the wearer, a bi-parted stomach retainingbandage, the halves of which are secured to the girdle-bodice at thefastening plates and extend equally above the hips to the waist of thewearer, an inextensible strap secured at one end to the girdle-bodice atthe side of and below each half of the bandage meinber, a loop on theother end of each of-said straps, a draw band secured to each half ofsaid bandage member and inclined downwardly and passed through said loopand adjustable fastening means on said drawbands for securing eachdraw-band .in its adjusted positions so that said draw-bands may bepulled in a downwardly-incliued direction and to obtain a controllableinwardly-directed pressure of the said stomach bandage against thestomach of the wearer and to hold and retain the stomach in its properposition without exerting pressure upon the hips of the wearer.

2. A girdle-bodice comprising fastening plates provided with fasteningmembers for securing vthe girdle-bodice in position and ex tendingappreciably above the hips of the wearer, a biparted stomach retainingbandage, the halves of which are secured to the girdle-bodice at thefastening plates and ex tend equally above the hips to the waist of thewearer, an inextensible strap secured at one end to the girdle-bodice atthe side ach bandage against the Stomach of the wearer and to holfl andretain lhe Stomach in ils proper position without exerting pres sureupon the hips of the wearer, :nul :in :ul-

rlilional inexiveusihle .Sirup vonneriingY the lower parl of eurh halfof the Slomnrh bandage lo ils respective rlrznv-lmml.

In testimony whereof l have zillixerl my signature.

B ERT HA ,SIEG EN THALER.

